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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is difficult for me to find a parallel on our own planet for these Great Games.
also
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From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What transpired at them, as I was to learn only too well and shortly, was this.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What transpired at them, as I was to learn only too well and shortly, was this.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What transpired at them, as I was to learn only too well and shortly, was this.
awarded
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beasts
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From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
blood-thirsty
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From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
capital
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From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
cash
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citizens
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contests
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country
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depression-torn
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From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
difficult
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From this reading It is difficult for me to find a parallel on our own planet for these Great Games.
enroll
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From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
enroute
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From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
evolved
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From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
fellows
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From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
ferocious
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fighting
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From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
find
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From this reading It is difficult for me to find a parallel on our own planet for these Great Games.
flock
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From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is difficult for me to find a parallel on our own planet for these Great Games.
Games
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From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
Great
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From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
green
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From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
gruesome
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From this reading Should a poor mendicant triumph in one of these gruesome contests he is awarded a cash prize.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Should a poor mendicant triumph in one of these gruesome contests he is awarded a cash prize.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is difficult for me to find a parallel on our own planet for these Great Games.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
large
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From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
learn
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lot
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From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
many
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From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
Maroom
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From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is difficult for me to find a parallel on our own planet for these Great Games.
men
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From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
mendicant
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From this reading Should a poor mendicant triumph in one of these gruesome contests he is awarded a cash prize.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is difficult for me to find a parallel on our own planet for these Great Games.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
only
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From this reading What transpired at them, as I was to learn only too well and shortly, was this.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is difficult for me to find a parallel on our own planet for these Great Games.
own
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From this reading It is difficult for me to find a parallel on our own planet for these Great Games.
parallel
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From this reading It is difficult for me to find a parallel on our own planet for these Great Games.
planet
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From this reading It is difficult for me to find a parallel on our own planet for these Great Games.
poor
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From this reading Should a poor mendicant triumph in one of these gruesome contests he is awarded a cash prize.
prize
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From this reading Should a poor mendicant triumph in one of these gruesome contests he is awarded a cash prize.
shortly
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From this reading What transpired at them, as I was to learn only too well and shortly, was this.
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should a poor mendicant triumph in one of these gruesome contests he is awarded a cash prize.
stadium
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From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What transpired at them, as I was to learn only too well and shortly, was this.
there
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From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is difficult for me to find a parallel on our own planet for these Great Games.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
threw
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From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
too
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From this reading What transpired at them, as I was to learn only too well and shortly, was this.
transpired
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From this reading What transpired at them, as I was to learn only too well and shortly, was this.
triumph
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various
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From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What transpired at them, as I was to learn only too well and shortly, was this.
well
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From this reading What transpired at them, as I was to learn only too well and shortly, was this.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What transpired at them, as I was to learn only too well and shortly, was this.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I threw in my lot with the green men who were, it evolved, enroute to Maroom, the capital of this country, to enroll in the Great Games.
witness
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From this reading The blood-thirsty citizens of Maroom flock to a large stadium and there witness various fellows fighting one another and also great and ferocious beasts, of which there are many on this depression-torn planet.
